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Two days ago, a Zippy cartoon titled, “Shoe In” mentioned The Holy Modal Rounders, Peter Stampfel‘s band of the last 40 or so years. Peter has contributed to EPB, thus, this was the first mention of any EPB contributor in Bill Griffiths’ Zippy cartoons, or in any iconic cartoon for that matter: Go . . . → Read More: Holy Modal Rounders Mentioned in Zippy Cartoon This is just awful. I don’t want to live here anymore. KGW’s lovely Abbey Gibb files an informative news feature on just how Portland’s awful history of human trafficking is revealed in a network of underground tunnels downtown: http://www.kgw.com/entertainment/Sha-138610174.html Thanks to Ben Easher for this 1999 article from Anodyne Magazine Online which includes such . . . → Read More: Portland’s Awful History of Human Trafficking Revealed in Network of Underground Tunnels Downtown This worked out so well for the violinist that I have to wonder if it was possibly set up in advance: Creepiest Children’s Show Segment Ever – Watch MoreFunny Videos Late to the party, as usual, but this is hilarious. http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2007/10/shredders The good stuff is at his website: http://stsanders.com/www/pages/videos.php I especially like the Eagles and Queen, though the Steve Vai and Jake E Lee are works of, well, not art, but something. – Tom Fredrickson
Peter Stampfel with daughter Zoë Click here to view Freak Folk Origins Part I, by Peter Stampfel. The Weavers had their last hit in 1952 with “Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)” after which they were shot down by the House Un-American Activities witch hunt. Guy Mitchell, who had a number of folkish hits in . . . → Read More: Freak Folk Origins Part II, by Peter Stampfel
"I’m not convinced you aren’t a cyborg" I’ve been taking some time to reflect on this year, and I’ve compiled, for your pleasure, my Top 10 list of Things That Should Be Left Behind in 2011. See if you agree. 10. The sadly used-up word “amazing.” If you’re using it as a descriptor, . . . → Read More: Top 10 List of Things That Should Be Left Behind in 2011, By Jennifer Austin This is deliciously droll. Two brothers go back over old home movies and provide DVD-style commentary from the actor’s point of view: Here’s the Trololo Man now (2010). It’s important to see him now, this way we know he didn’t perish in a gulag or purge: And here he is “then,” the timeless moment when this international classic was recorded to TV: This is a sexy ad for a Belgian Organ Donation charity called Reborntobealive.be: On November 23, 2011 a woman in Vancouver, BC sought employment as a groupie on Craigslist via the following advertisement (content reproduced below in case Craigslist removes the ad): Female Seeking to be band groupie (Your rehearsal space) Female seeking to be band groupie. Just turned 19 and I’m looking to get my ROCK . . . → Read More: On Craigslist – Vancouver, BC Woman Seeks Employment as Groupie |
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